Man allegedly spied on woman, girl in bathrooms

A 35-year-old Hilo man received a bruised face and two criminal charges for allegedly using his cell phone to record restroom activity.

South Hilo patrol officers arrested Faavae E. Tuinei around 7 p.m. Saturday after he had been restrained by three people, including the uncle of one of the victims.

He has since been charged with two counts of first-degree invasion of privacy. Tuinei is scheduled to appear in District Court at 2 p.m. today for a preliminary hearing.

Police initially received a report from the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. According to Lt. Greg Esteban, a 24-year-old woman who was using the restroom saw a hand and a phone peeking under the stall dividers.